The bandwidth effect.The last mile.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ6BLIp5_J4

Malcolm Turbull said Verizon are not rolling out Fibre to the premises any more. It seems he is wrong about that.

Ignoring the fact that the video is a Verizon ad, it is a good explanation of why FTTP is the way our NBN should continue in its current form.

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The original wireless with optus was all but useless so that went back. Vodafone pre paid is what I have now for my general use. We have a Telstra Elite thingy too for when we want to use the tablets etc. Vodafone is much cheaper.

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We didn't have any cheap wireless options available.

It used to cost me over $100 for 5GB before I got the NBN.

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I have never heard of a gateway. Maybe someone else?

Depends on what I need as to data use. School holidays we use more. Sometimes as little as 500mb is enough per month

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We didn't have any cheap wireless options available.

It used to cost me over $100 for 5GB before I got the NBN.

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It's better here now they have put another 2 towers up, glad I'm not close to those! That's another issue lol

Vodafone is $19 for 500 $29 for 2 and so on. And if I don't use the internet for a month or so I'm not paying a monthy a/c.

I'm still confused as to the towers and the NBN....

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

I have never heard of a gateway. Maybe someone else?

Depends on what I need as to data use. School holidays we use more. Sometimes as little as 500mb is enough per month

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No, fairly sure it was you. I remember you were going to try the Optus wireless connection for net and phone because Telstra wanted to charge a lot for a connection to your new house.

A gateway is just another name for a modem/device that you can connect your computers, phone etc to to access the network.  

I didn't know you sent it back.

Wow, what do you do online? I use more than that in a day  😄

Your plan would never suit me   😄

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Now see I have learnt something.....a gateway lol

Yes Telstra wanted $600 to run a cable 3 mts. House is already wired.

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

Now see I have learnt something.....a gateway lol

Yes Telstra wanted $600 to run a cable 3 mts. House is already wired.

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If NBN is in your area soon the house will get connected at no cost. 

There was a story last week where the pit was outside the shop door and they wanted *$7000 to connect it. After some fighting the cost was reduced to *$4000. *approximate

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At no cost? We shall see.

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At no cost? We shall see.

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The current NBN conenctions are free to the house. 

You obviously pay for a service if you order one, but not the connection.

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That was quick.

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